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2023 Most Popular Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$27,413 Avg Salary
$26,170 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 13,552 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 71% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 29% are male.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henry Ford College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in journalism at Henry Ford College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Journalism at Henry Ford College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lorain County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Elyria.

Women make up 50% of the journalism majors at the school.

Read full report on Journalism at Lorain County Community College

#4

Delta College

University Center, MI

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Delta College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of University Center.

Full Journalism at Delta College Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Full Journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best journalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 245
Ohio 426
Illinois 332
Indiana 274
Wisconsin 325

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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